Downtown Edmonton Community League

The Festival of Trees is here!

#TBT to our 2017 Holiday Window Display for @dbayeg context. Watch for our completed 2018 holiday display this week, we have something special in store! 😉🎄🚲

Dickens Fest Edmonton, this weekend at Citadel Theatre. Edmonton's new winter festival including Christmas Market, Pavillion of Lights, and Victorian Dinner Party.

Have your say on the proposed 40 storey and 36 storey residential development proposed by Edgar Developments for 106 Street and 102 Avenue.
Submit your comments and concerns to development@decl.org, or contact the City directly in the link below.

Now that's a view!

The FREE street festival is on until Sunday!

PLAYGROUND COMING SPRING 2019!
Come help us celebrate and support Downtown Edmonton's first community playground! Cookie decorating, ornament making....and Santa!
Sunday, December 9, 2018... 1-4pm Historic McKay Avenue School, 3rd Floor
See you there! Playground Committee
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Grey Cup Festival, November 21-25, 2018!
http://www.greycupfestival.ca/

A development permit has been issued for 'Tower B' at Ice District, which will be built on the former site of the Greyhound Bus Station.
"Permit Class Class A Permit Date Nov 19, 2018 Status Approved
... Description of Development To amend the approved Development Permit number 234919092-001 by increasing the Height from 141.3 to 142.0 meter high mixed Use Tower; and reducing the Commercial podium from 3 to 2 Storeys including a common lobby, nine (9) General Retail Stores, three (3) Restaurants (60% of total Floor Area as Public Space), one (1) Professional, Financial and Office Support Services, with accessory Non-Residential Amenity Area including accessible outdoor rooftop podium; with an Apartment Housing Tower (adding a floor of Residential Use and increasing Dwelling units from 568 to 582 from the 3rd to 41st floors), with accessory Residential Amenity Area (indoor and outdoor rooftop podium); and an Urban Garden (66 garden plots) on the rooftop podium; and mechanical rooms on the 42nd floor; and to construct exterior and interior alterations.
Address 10305 - 104 AVENUE NW Legal Description Plan 1722545 Blk 2 Lots 7-8 Neighbourhood DOWNTOWN Neighbourhood Classification Central Core Ward Ward 6,Ward 6,,Ward 6 Zoning AED,AED,AED, AED,AED"
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Share your thoughts on your funicular experience to date.
The funicular will be operational during the Grey Cup Festival 7am-midnight, Thursday, November 22 to Saturday, November 24.

Full closure of Jasper Avenue at 96 Street and eventually to 99 Street starts today.

PSA: Proposed rezoning in Downtown November 14, 2018
Edmontonians are invited to a drop-in engagement session to learn more about the proposed rezoning at 102 Avenue and 106 Street to allow development of two high rise towers.
... Date: Wednesday, November 21 Time: 6 – 8 p.m. Location: First Presbyterian Church (Wallace Room), 10025 105 Street
The meeting will be an opportunity to learn more about the proposal and provide your feedback to the City and applicant. Feedback will be summarized in a report to City Council when the proposed rezoning goes to Public Hearing for a decision.
The proposed rezoning would allow development of two high rise towers (approximately 37 and 33 storeys) with commercial and residential uses at grade and four storeys of above grade parking.
For more information: edmonton.ca/Downtown
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